API Portal 7.7 March 2021 Release Notes

API Portal updates are cumulative, comprising new features and changes delivered in previous updates unless specifically indicated otherwise in the Release notes.

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Installation

API Portal is available as a software installation or a virtualized deployment in a Docker container. For more information, see the following options:

Docker containers

New features and enhancements

Unattended mode enhanced to use a configuration file for parameters

API Portal unattended mode can use up to 24 parameters, all of which must be specified on the command line. From this update, this was made easier. You can specify the parameters in a configuration file by using the --optionfile parameter with API Portal install and uninstall scripts. For more information, see Unattended installation.

You can also watch How to use a configuration file for simpler installations (unattended mode) demo video on Axway API Management YouTube chanel.

Further Enhancements

  • New module allowing easy integration with Intercom to enable chat support on API Portal.
  • Microsoft Edge browser is now supported.
  • New Axway icons, color palettes, and typography were incorporated.
  • The name of the relevant API Manager instance is now displayed on the API catalog (on Grid and List view layouts) and in the API details page.
  • A new notification has been added to alert the organization administrator to review applications that are pending approval.
  • Labels and values for custom properties are now translatable.

Limitations of this update

This update has the following limitations:

  • API Portal 7.7.20210330 is compatible with API Gateway and API Manager 7.7.20210330 only.
  • To upgrade from earlier versions (for example, 7.5.5, 7.6.2) you must first upgrade to API Portal 7.7 only.
  • This update is not available as a virtual appliance or as a managed service on Axway Cloud.

Important changes

There are no major changes in this update.

Deprecated features

As part of our software development life cycle we constantly review our API Management offering. In this update, the following capabilities have been deprecated:

  • Internet Explorer 11 and earlier versions are no longer supported. Microsoft Edge is recommended.
  • API Portal 7.7 January 2020 update is end of support (EOS).

Removed features

No capabilities have been removed in this update.

Fixed issues

This version of API Portal includes:

  • Fixes from all 7.5.5, 7.6.2, and 7.7 service packs released prior to this version. For details of all the service pack fixes included, see the corresponding SP Readme attached to each service pack on Axway Support.
  • Fixes from all 7.7 updates released prior to this version. For details of all the update fixes included, see the corresponding release note for each 7.7 update.

Fixed security vulnerabilities

Internal ID Case ID CVE Identifier Description
IAP-4003 Issue: Swagger IO is using vulnerable version of marked library. Resolution: Marked library is upgraded to a safer version.
IAP-3842 Issue: API Portal is using vulnerable version of Axios library. Resolution: Axios library is upgraded to a safer version.
IAP-4077 Issue: PHP version in Ready Made Docker image was 7.4.14, which was vulnerable when using SOAP extension for connecting to a SOAP server. Resolution: PHP version in Ready Made Docker image was upgraded to 7.4.16.

Other fixed issues

Internal ID Case ID Description
IAP-3858 Issue: User doesn’t get redirected to the “redirect after login” after accepting privacy policy. Resolution: User gets redirected to the “redirect after login” after accepting privacy policy.
IAP-3940 1228612 Issue: API description is not shown on API Catalog. Resolution: API summary is shown as description by default.
IAP-3949 1229842 Issue: When hide tags from API Catalog page is enabled, they are not hidden in create and edit application pages. Resolution: New configuration is added for applications which allows to hide tags from applications pages.
IAP-4000 Issue: While creating application from an API Details page, the user can see a list of all available organizations, to some of which the API is not connected. Resolution: When an application is being created from an API, the user see a list of the organizations to which the API is assigned.
IAP-4002 1231371 Issue: The documentation was not clear on what resources are recommended for use for Docker artifacts released before November. Resolution: All documentation sections have been updated to link to the latest docker artifacts recommended for production.
IAP-4033 Issue: Redirect after login option in JAI is not working when multiple languages are installed. Resolution: Redirect after login option in JAI works for multiple-languages API Portal instances.
IAP-4054 01229501 Issue: HEAD method is allowed for the request that validates the registration. Resolution: Only GET method is allowed for the request that validates the registration.
IAP-4055 1232846 Issue: PHP CLI version is checked from the context of the user who is running the installation while it’s used in the context of the Apache user. Resolution: Run updatescript.php by the user who is doing the installation.

Known issues

The following are known issues for this update.

When Multi Manager feature is configured, API Portal users are no longer able to login

After a recent bug fix in API Manager (RDAPI-20021), the Authenticate to Master policy is no longer working after upgrading from releases earlier than API Portal July 2020. To fix this, perform the following steps:

  1. Open all slave managers configurations in Policy Studio, and click to Edit the AuthenticateToMaster policy.
  2. Click the Login to Master (Connect to URL) filter, and enter Accept: */* for the Request Protocol Header.
  3. Click the Enter key twice to create two blank lines after Accept: */*.

Alternatively you can take the updated AuthenticateToMaster policy and apply again your configurations.

Related Issue:IAP-3435

Page layout and alignment for Arabic language

Changing the API Portal language to Arabic (or any other right to left language) results in issues with page layout and alignment on the API Portal Home and Pricing pages, and some buttons are not visible. As a workaround, you can turn on the development mode in JAI. Follow these steps:

  1. Log in to Joomla! Admin Interface (JAI).
  2. In the JAI top navigation bar, click Extensions > Templates.
  3. Click your template style (for example, purity_III * Default) to open it.
  4. Click the General tab.
  5. Change Development Mode to ON.
  6. Click Save and click Close to close the template style.

Related Issue: IAP-308

Documentation

There are no major changes in this update.

To find all available documentation for this product version:

  1. Go to Manuals on the Axway Documentation portal.
  2. In the left pane Filters list, select your product or product version.

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For information on the different operating systems, databases, browsers, and thick client platforms supported by each Axway product, see Supported Platforms.

Support services

The Axway Global Support team provides worldwide 24 x 7 support for customers with active support agreements.

Email support@axway.com or visit Axway Support.

See Get help with API Gateway for the information that you should be prepared to provide when you contact Axway Support.